What’s cooler than mockumentaries? THIS STUFF. I’m not the only one who has picked up on Brian Switek’s Cooler than #SharkWeek idea. The following are some awesome sharky posts linked to from the news, blogs or twitter. I even threw in some non-shark marine biology, just because marine biology rocks.

If sharks aren’t your thing, there are always whales. The epic battles between sperm whales and giant squid are more than legendary, they’re immortalized in crap. And while we’re on the topic of sperm whales, they might be gentle giants now, but their ancient relatives were much more gruesome.

Think you’re afraid of great white sharks already? Here’s just one gruesome fun-fact from among many in this article: “Womb-bound great whites consume their weaker siblings and emerge as fully developed, independent predators.”

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